Facebook Surges on Better-Than-Expected Results

Stocks edged higher Thursday with trading dominated by a surge in Facebook Inc. shares following a blowout quarterly earnings report.

The Dow industrials added 13.37 points, or 0.1%, to 15555.61, erasing a loss of as many as 72 points hit early in the trading session. The Dow, which had fallen 0.2% Wednesday, has not closed lower for two days in a row in more than a month.